Meghan, the duchess of Sussex, was joined in London by
her mother on Thursday to promote a charity cookbook, the first time
the pair have been seen together in public since Meghan's wedding.
The royal family said Doria Ragland, 62, an Meghan, 37, celebrated
the launch of the cookbook from a group formed in the wake of the
devastating fire that killed 72 people at London's Grenfell Tower
last year.
Ragland's visit to London comes amid media speculation that she may
be planning to relocate from the United States.
Prince Harry, 34, who married Meghan at the royal Windsor Castle in
May, also attended Thursday's event in a park near Kensington Palace,
the royal couple's official London residence.
"The power of food is more than just the meal itself - it is the
story behind it," the palace quoted Meghan as saying at the event.
It tweeted a photograph of Meghan making "green rice" with a member
of the Hubb Community Kitchen, whose 50 recipes are published with a
foreword by the American former actress.
Meghan thanked the group "for allowing me to be part of this
adventure with you," the palace said.
"I'm so excited to see the projects you're going to continue to do in
your own community, the community at large, and also how you're going
to inspire people globally by sharing your stories and your recipes,"
she said.
The project, supported by the Royal Foundation, began in a communal
kitchen at the Al Manaar Centre, a Muslim cultural heritage centre.